Modifying Light
By Joseph A. Castellano
Ubiquitous today, liquid-crystal displays are the outgrowth of more than a century of experimentation and development
This Article From Issue
September-October 2006
Volume 94, Number 5
Page 438
DOI: 10.1511/2006.61.438
From colorful cell-phone screens to large flat-panel televisions and electronic billboards, it's impossible to get away from liquid-crystal displays these days. Found only in the odd calculator or clock screen just a quarter-century ago, LCDs are suddenly realizing their potential.
Photograph courtesy of Oleg D. Lavrentovich, Kent State University.
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